Battle of Bereza Kartuska
1919 and 1920 battles in the Polish–Soviet War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Bereza Kartuska was fought between the Second Polish Republic and Soviet Russia around the village Bereza Kartuska (now Byaroza, Belarus) first on 14 February 1919, and again between 21 and 26 July 1920.
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Battle of Bereza Kartuska | |||||||
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Part of Polish-Soviet War | |||||||
Polish-Soviet & Lithuanian-Soviet Wars of 1919: Polish & Lithuanian counterattacks marked in blue. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Poland | Russian SFSR | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mieniecki | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
62 | 86 killed | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 80 captured |
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The first skirmish of Bereza is considered to be the initial engagement of the Polish–Soviet War of 1919–1921 by some historians.[1]